Earthquake researchers at the University of Nevada are about to do something that only a handful of other labs in the world can do – simulate a full-scale earthquake.
Grade levels: Senior High (10-12)
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Namdaemun
Using tools and techniques from an ancient era, Ziya helps South Korea rebuild a cultural treasure.
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Future Tech: Guardly
Guardly is a project to transform your smartphone into your own personal bodyguard.
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Turkey Point Crocs
Florida’s American crocodile population was on the brink of extinction until they found sanctuary in the canals surrounding a nuclear power plant.
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Jay’s Social Experiment: Rope
Jay recreates an experiment from the 1930s: two ropes hanging far apart from a ceiling where people need to somehow get them close enough to be able to tie them together.
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Knights Arrow
Mad Engineer Carolyn Campbell Knight is testing an insane prototype vehicle that she is hoping will smash speed records and transform aerospace science as we know it.
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BAC Mono
Briggs Automotive Company’s elegant carbon fibre masterpiece is the product of high-tech engineering and more than 200 hours of hand-built precision, but it’s not all about looks… this supercar is insanely quick!
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Ice Palace
Tony Brawand is the keeper of the Ice Palace – a structure carved out of the bottom of Switzerland’s Junfgraujoch Glacier – and the changing climate is making his job more dangerous.
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Gator in the Bay
Artist Lloyd Goradesky’s massive alligator is almost ready to coast down Miami’s Biscayne Bay to promote environmental awareness.
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Lake Kivu
This lake in Rwanda could turn deadly at any second, thanks to deadly gases created by thousands of years of underground volcanic activity. Engineers are racing against the clock to harness the gases to produce much-needed electricity.
